The All Star Pain Management & Regenerative Medicine Blog
Pain Management: Shoulder Injections
Shoulder pain is one reason people seek medical treatment. Known as the glenohumeral joint, it is the most mobile joint of the body. It is surrounded by muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The shoulder is a common site for injections to manage pain from injury or...
Medial Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy
A medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy is a procedure performed on patients who are suffering from pain caused by inflammation of certain joints of the spine. When the joints are inflamed, the soft tissue of these structures swells up which compresses the nerves...
Ultrasound-Guided Pain Management For Foot Pain
Pain can be a debilitating experience. When extreme, it can disrupt daily functions and force one to go to great lengths to seek relief. Foot pain can be especially limiting and disabling as it affects walking, running and in some cases, even standing. People...
Alternative Therapies and Natural Remedies for Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a complicated condition that is characterized by muscle pain and fatigue when pressure is applied to specific tender points over the body such as the neck, back, shoulders, arms, hips, and legs. The cause of fibromyalgia still eludes healthcare...
Radiofrequency Lesioning: Treating Neck and Back Pain
Radiofrequency lesioning, also known as radiofrequency ablation, rhizotomy or neurotomy, can treat low back and neck pain, arising from the facet joints of the spine. Damaged or degenerating facet joints in the spine are the leading cause of chronic low back and neck...
Success Rates for Cervical Foraminotomy for Pain caused by Severe Radiculopathy
A cervical foraminotomy is a surgical procedure done at the front or back of the neck in order to relieve pressure on one or more nerves exiting the spine. The operation entails removing a small portion of bone, joint, and any other soft tissue that overlies and...
Have Pain Relief with In-Office Injections Done Accurately
What are In-Office Injections? How do they work? Also known as Peripheral Intra-Articular Injections, a bit deep when it comes to terminology? In layman's terms, it is called joint injections. It is used to diagnose and treat conditions on different joints in the...
The Importance of Fluoroscopy Spinal Injections for Pain Management
When we think of spinal injections, one might say that it is a very painful procedure, imagine inserting a needle to the spine, it might really hurt. But because of the technology today, this type of procedure does not really hurt, why? Because before spinal...
Get Back in the Game with Stem Cell Regeneration Medicine
Knee joints are notorious for injury as they are weight-bearing joints. If you are a sports enthusiast and in pain, then, you may have amplified the problem. Most sports require a repetitive movement, and this can compound wear and tear on the cartilage and tendons....
Getting Athletes Running Again with Stem Cell Therapy
Professional athletes push their bodies to the edge and it is a very thin line between injury and being in top form. In runners, knee joints wear down over time and cartilage problems often set in with osteoarthritis following close behind. This happens at all levels...